Sustainability
A possible set of guidelines for integrating 'land ethic' principles into planning and construction of green buildings in India
This dissertation - ‘Recommending a set of guidelines for a green community development following the roadmap of The Land Ethic’, by Jatina Thakkar and Vinit Mirkar, deals with understanding the principles of “The Land Ethic”, using the book ‘A sand county almanac ‘ by Aldo Leopold and analysing the three existing green rating systems for community development, in relation to land ethic principles and ecosystem services
Aldo Leopold’s ‘Land Ethic’ defines the relationship between people and nature, and simply enlarges the boundaries of the community to include soil, water, plants and animals, or collectively: the land. Instead of regarding it as a commodity belonging to us, we need to see land as a community to which we belong.
This paper tells us how we can integrate these 'land ethic' principles into planning and construction of green buildings.
This dissertation - ‘Recommending a set of guidelines for a green community development following the roadmap of The Land Ethic’, by Jatina Thakkar and Vinit Mirkar, deals with the following 3 main ideas:
Understanding the principles of “The Land Ethic”, using the book ‘A sand county almanac ‘ by Aldo Leopold
A Sand County Almanac